Missing Out on What You Can’t See
School has trained people to think a certain way, look for certain things, and work towards certain goals. It is through this training that people miss the opportunities that are there for the taking as an entrepreneur. Robert Kiyosaki lays out the basics of the different mindsets made up in his Cashflow Quadrant; E, S, [...]
Practical Wisdom Needed
Following the creator of Twitter, @ev,- I found a great Ted Talk by Barry Schwartz who makes a powerful argument for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. This talk is inspirational, moving, and is in line with the current economic condition of the U.S. and the world. This blog [...]
Strategy As Advocacy
Re-position Your Firm By Focusing On Your Mission Statement What is it that makes companies stand out? Why is it that there are fanatics about companies, who promote the company because of their love and passion for the products, while other companies struggle to find an audience? The answer lies in the mission statement and [...]
Mindset Determines Quadrant
My approach to business development is quite different from the traditional route. It is important to have the right mindset in order to build a strong company. Anyone can start a company, but building a system in which to run the company is something that many do not do. And that is the problem, and [...]
Update: Half-Way To My Goal
Just a quick post. It is the 14th of February, exactly half-way through the month. In my 28 day challenge, I said that I would post a minimum of once a day, everyday for the month of February. I have to say that that sure has been a challenge but I have made it work. [...]
Empowering Your Team Members is More Than Just Building Them Up, it is a Realization in Themselves
Being in a position to lead a team to a successful completion of a project can be more challenging than the task at hand. How can you get your team to get excited and feel as though his or her contribution to the project is just as important as everyone else’s? The answer is in [...]
Grapes For Apes
I absolutely love orangutans and want to help them as much as possible. I have posted before about how I adopted Dodo as a Christmas gift for a family member, and have written about how they are quickly going extinct if us humans do not do something about it. Well, there is a charity doing [...]
Freakonomics: The Hidden Side To Everything
In any time of recession, the best possible thing to do is to invest in yourself instead of letting fear and the negative mentality of the media get the best of you. For the last three years I have been studying economics at macro and micro levels as well as business and international business to [...]
Companies Built On Communities
There is something special when a company has a large following of fans that continue to support the brand and the company through the good times and bad. These fans may form online community forums or devote websites to being a fan. But mostly, it is that instant connection when someone mentions the company name, [...]
The Definition of Brand
How do you define branding? Have you consciously created a personal brand for yourself- in other words, are you known for wearing a certain style of clothes, or saying a certain catchphrase, or playing a particular sport, so much so, that when someone mentions it, your name becomes synonymous with it? That is one way [...]
